I balls-out love Heroes. Probably more than is actually healthy. It's a great new show from NBC that took all of Studio 60's lead-up hype and smashed it to bits. That is, at least, my theory. Everyone watched Heroes first and then they were like, "Wait, which power does that coke guy have? None? Well, then why am I watching it?" At least, that's what I did. But I ended up watching S60 out of pure pity. Hey, Sorkin, remember Sports Night? When you were not a douchebag?!Heroes has everything one could ever want in a TV show. It's Lost but faster paced. I'm sure Heroes gets so tired of that comparison. I'm sorry. It's Law & Order without all the law...and order. Although one of the characters is a cop. Oh, and the similarities don't end there! Every now and again dead people show up, courtesy of the very evil Sylar, who is pictured/ridiculed above. Tomorrow I wake up without my brain. But it's cool, 'cause I'll post pictures.
First you got your core cast. It consists of that damn cheerleader you keep hearing so much
about, a pair of overly-affectionate yet foxy Italian brothers, an adorable Japanese cube-fairy who stops time, a crazy chick, the thought police, and an Indian guy who's the Professor X to every else's Mutant Academy. Then there's the peripherals, who generally exist to have relationships with the mutants, but also serve as target practice. Case in point: Simone. You shall be missed, if only for your pretty hair.The show is on haitus right now, though, so there are no new episodes until the television advertisements tell me so. I'll keep you posted.
This show has taught me much in its almost-season run so far. 1) Superpowers are cool. 2) If I had superpowers, I kill people, too. 3) Even the worst examples of stick figure art can be
important in the scheme of things. 4) Heroin sux. That last bit was actually gleaned from some graffiti carved into a door in my school; however, it was reinforced by Isaac, a.k.a. Mr. IPAINTTHEFUTURE.I really like the idea of Heroes as a graphic novel on television. I'm a second-generation comic book lover, although while my father compulsively read every DC superhero, I just liked the Sailor Moon comics. I know enough about the world in there to appreciate the little cinematic touches like the title scroll, or the juxtaposition of objects on a desk. But I'm not so into it as to recognize every tiny little detail ripped off from X-Men. Practically the entire idea is ripped from X-Men, man, tell me something I don't know.
Any show that can make me scream with laughter one minute then sob hysterically the next is something special. I can only hope that its success doesn't go to its head and mess around up there like it did with Lost (Sorry. It was a necessity). I hope they don't start repeating superpowers. Or complicating the relationships between the characters. You pulled the "who's-your-daddy" thing off once, but don't think you'll get lucky again. And I reeeally hope they don't kill off DL, the sweetest most adorable character ever!
In conclusion, brains. :D
~Abby
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